Saturday, November 1, 2008

outsourcing jobs

Obama has repeatedly claimed that McCain supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas, and in one ad charged that McCain had "sold ... out" Pennsylvania workers whose factory closed. The ad further implied that their jobs were sent to China. That's not what happened. No jobs were sent to China, and the factory closed because the television parts it manufactured were becoming obsolete. As for those tax breaks, McCain has supported a provision of the tax code that allows companies to defer paying U.S. corporate taxes on profits they earn and leave overseas. But economists have said this isn't a major reason why jobs are lost. factcheck.org. Sounds like some upgraded training is in order here, to be competitive globally. outsourcing a job that costs $20 an hour here to a country where the cost are half, if the quality of work is comparable, is just good business. American workers need American jobs, doing what WE do best; innovation and technology. Renewing the American infrastructure will provide a LOT of good American jobs that CANT be outsourced.

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